The Correction on the Issue of Whether Touching the Genitals Invalidates the Ablution or Not
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Does touching the genitals invalidate the ablution? And is the touch with the outer part of the palm or the inner part?
The correct view regarding touching the genitals is that it does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is for the sake of desire or not, based on the hadith of Talq ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, or Talq asked him, "Does a man who touches his genitals in prayer have to perform ablution?"He said: No) And the touch must be without a barrier; because if there is a barrier, it is not a touch,But with this, we say: it is better to perform ablution, and the evidence for this is the hadith of Basrah bint Safwan that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever touches his genitals, let him perform ablution) And this is the reconciliation between her hadith and the hadith of Talq ibn 'Ali.
The questioner: If he touches his private parts unintentionally?The Shaykh: There is no harm, -for example- a man performed ablution and then took a bath, and during his bath he touched his genitals,We say: there is no blame on him, and it is not obligatory for him to repeat the ablution. Likewise, if a man performed ablution and then, when he wanted to tie his trousers, he touched his genitals, it does not harm and the ablution is not invalidated by that.
The correct view regarding touching the genitals is that it does not invalidate the ablution, whether it is for the sake of desire or not, based on the hadith of Talq ibn 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked, or Talq asked him, "Does a man who touches his genitals in prayer have to perform ablution?"He said: No) And the touch must be without a barrier; because if there is a barrier, it is not a touch,But with this, we say: it is better to perform ablution, and the evidence for this is the hadith of Basrah bint Safwan that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: (Whoever touches his genitals, let him perform ablution) And this is the reconciliation between her hadith and the hadith of Talq ibn 'Ali.
The questioner: If he touches his private parts unintentionally?The Shaykh: There is no harm, -for example- a man performed ablution and then took a bath, and during his bath he touched his genitals,We say: there is no blame on him, and it is not obligatory for him to repeat the ablution. Likewise, if a man performed ablution and then, when he wanted to tie his trousers, he touched his genitals, it does not harm and the ablution is not invalidated by that.